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now, in 1917 the united states goes to war. fdr goes to see what your willson and tells him he wants to resign his post and he wants to be in uniform. wilson said know you're doing an important job where you are. when the united states is deeply involved in world war i, she's determined to get to the western front and against the resistance of his boss, the navy secretary daniels manages and their key to that office in a vaguely military uniform of his own devising. he wears pants tucked into he was a french army helmet and a gas mask. in september of 1939 ranks summer and then came portugal and bulgaria. he's the commander-in-chief of the army that trans with trucks marked tank and whose soldiers trained with hand grenades substituted by eggs. by the time the war has been underway for a number of months, clinton is pretty much with its back to the wall to countries and the netherlands and as most france, denmark, norway have been conquered by the germans and the invasion of britain seems imminent he's determined to try to do s
now, in 1917 the united states goes to war. fdr goes to see what your willson and tells him he wants to resign his post and he wants to be in uniform. wilson said know you're doing an important job where you are. when the united states is deeply involved in world war i, she's determined to get to the western front and against the resistance of his boss, the navy secretary daniels manages and their key to that office in a vaguely military uniform of his own devising. he wears pants tucked into...
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he was origin i are from cans my immigranted to the united states. he's been in columbus five or six years by then. authors came across the name during an investigation of another guy who was a immigrant to baltimore and he was associated with klieg mohamed. they came across the notion that faris may have been asked to check 0 out the brooklyn bridge, see what it would take to bring the brooklyn bridge down. it's obviously after the 9/11 athats. he actually visited afghanistan. he'd been to the camps some of the terrorism training camps. met weathered and mohamed and the fbi was interested in him. faris was questioned beginning in mar of 2003. and during the interviews with faris, he mentioned the conversation they had with and the idea of shooting up a shopping mall. and also the name of christopher paul, the third man at this coffee shop came up. authorities started to piece it together and eventually in a sort of slow domino effect, the three were arrested and charged. so faris, the pakistan immigrant was ultimately pleaded guilty to two chargeses
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incredibly we had a 15% sustained unemployment rate is 15% in the united states and they called it the great depression. we got social security. we got the civilian conservation corps, medicare and medicaid, this huge mass of public intervention that still here today. well, before casinos, the unemployment rate in indian country was an average of 50%, 5-0 and after casino rising tides didn't lift all boats. it drop to around 20 plus percent on average. so there was an impact but the native people that the great depression started in the 1800's never ended. we are still waiting for our intervention and the only organizations trying to really alleviate the poverty, build jobs programs, schools, hospitals, entities, native programs run by native nations and they have experimented with literally terminating tribal nationhood for tribes like the menominee with devastating consequences. then there's a section on the menominee as well but they actually play near sustainable forestry for the world and had actually built an endowment of $10 million at a time when many tribal people were living
incredibly we had a 15% sustained unemployment rate is 15% in the united states and they called it the great depression. we got social security. we got the civilian conservation corps, medicare and medicaid, this huge mass of public intervention that still here today. well, before casinos, the unemployment rate in indian country was an average of 50%, 5-0 and after casino rising tides didn't lift all boats. it drop to around 20 plus percent on average. so there was an impact but the native...
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i'm not trying to say new york is the only place in the united states that this has happened. but wars have often been an occasion for unity, for cohesion. you know, we are all in this together. we've all got to win this together, so we've got to put our more parochial interests aside and pulled together to win whatever word might be. but at the same time new york is a great magnet for immigrants from around the world, from its very earliest days in the 1620s onward, has been a place for discrete, separate populations of newcomers have often brought their own political cultures, the room loyalties and allegiances their ethnic and natural visages cultures and have ended up jostling each other. and especially at times of war come of this has the case in the year, sometimes the tragic consequences. i'm going to start by showing you these images, starting with the civil war. and again, the book starts well before that, but this is where we're starting tonight. so this is april of 1861 after the confederacy fired on fort sumter in the civil war began. this is one of the mass rallie
i'm not trying to say new york is the only place in the united states that this has happened. but wars have often been an occasion for unity, for cohesion. you know, we are all in this together. we've all got to win this together, so we've got to put our more parochial interests aside and pulled together to win whatever word might be. but at the same time new york is a great magnet for immigrants from around the world, from its very earliest days in the 1620s onward, has been a place for...
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but they are in the united states. the newspapers for instance the israeli newspaper i think has probably the best coverage of the palestinians of any paper in the country and these articles are written by the israeli jews. these are really great journalists and to credit. i think the frustration for many of us middle east hands the relationship between king hussein, and i knew king hussein and covered ravine and with the assassination we watched that hope essentially vanished and as the united states has essentially become captive to a really rapacious right wing for instance the foreign minister has openly called for the ethnic cleansing of israeli, arabs and palestinians. this was unthinkable when i first got to jerusalem, and for me it is a debate about the health of the middle east and the health of the israelis itself. i don't think that responding to the historical injustice through the use of force and occupation is in a long-term productive
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could really be a competitor for the united states. he was very clairvoyant. in terms of the arctic ice cap. this is playing out over decades. if you had an arctic open for shipping, and by the way, a close friend of mine is going to sail the northwest passage, precisely now because of what you bring up, because it will be up greenland, across canada. you could have shipping in the northern area, and this is not covered in the book, unfortunately, that can provide alternative routes that means somewhat less less of an emphasis of say the indian ocean, which i wrote my book about the last time. it would bring russia closer to america. very fundamentally, through the north. it would make canada significant geopolitical player in world affairs. to a degree that it hasn't been. because with the canadians, you have shale gas, you have incredible energy and hydropower resources and if you have an open arctic, a geopolitical position would be that much more significant. >> the gentleman here in the third row. >> robber, one i would like to of
could really be a competitor for the united states. he was very clairvoyant. in terms of the arctic ice cap. this is playing out over decades. if you had an arctic open for shipping, and by the way, a close friend of mine is going to sail the northwest passage, precisely now because of what you bring up, because it will be up greenland, across canada. you could have shipping in the northern area, and this is not covered in the book, unfortunately, that can provide alternative routes that means...
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so united states, for example, is very polarized right now. the media has become very polarized. and people are going in to what we call echo chambers they only listen and watch and read some media, and they hear the same story over and over and over again. and other people watch endless and read this other media. that's not 100% true, by the way, there is some people crossing over. there is a large enough section of society that are doing that. one of the most important issues facing us today is the issue of climate change. now just this week, we heard something like 98% of the green land ice sheet is melting. we have been seeing drought across the country, massive drought. food prices are shooting up. they're expecting ocean levels to really rise quite a bit proceeding the coastline. extreme weather getting worse, and no policy action. why no policy action. what's going on? why aren't follows makers doing? why aren't people getting out of their suvs? climate change is really hooping. well, to some people it's not really happening. in fact it's worse than not really happening be
so united states, for example, is very polarized right now. the media has become very polarized. and people are going in to what we call echo chambers they only listen and watch and read some media, and they hear the same story over and over and over again. and other people watch endless and read this other media. that's not 100% true, by the way, there is some people crossing over. there is a large enough section of society that are doing that. one of the most important issues facing us today...
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going into the 20th century with william howard taft, president of the united states, as cincinnati was a southern town and trade was with the south and home of the underground railroad. they can get at of kentucky and were safe and could be disbursed partying was from marion ohio, william mckinley elected president sell a bunch of ohio wins. james garfield you have presidents who came during this period after the civil war up through the 1920's pulling presidents from other parts of the country that tend to be more moderate. not ideologues that is still true statewide. attendance the to be more pragmatic and light -- less ideological. if you try to compete in the general election in helps to swing to the middle. but ohio generally is the average state. almost every demographic group is well represented here. catholic, fundamentalist, ma instream, protestants, ethnic groups. the only one is maybe the hispanics. some places as a significant concentration. they do not amount to two much but demographically almost as if you want to test a consumer product you have every slice that you want
going into the 20th century with william howard taft, president of the united states, as cincinnati was a southern town and trade was with the south and home of the underground railroad. they can get at of kentucky and were safe and could be disbursed partying was from marion ohio, william mckinley elected president sell a bunch of ohio wins. james garfield you have presidents who came during this period after the civil war up through the 1920's pulling presidents from other parts of the...
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and recovery in the united states of america. and now, in terms of directions as i said, we are also seeing some effects on a global basis. slow down in emerging markets. that is a recent development. great concern in low income countries about rising food prices and volatile commodity prices. and finally, growing frustrations in the middle east. at the same time, many of the big legacies from the crisis risk becoming more entrenched. now what am i thinking about that could be entrenched? clearly, unemployment and a massive human cost of people being away from the job market for so long that their skills, their training, their background was forgotten and that is particularly true as the young people in those countries where growth is too slow, too low to accommodate joining the job market. i'm also thinking about the lasting burden of high public debt, now what levels rarely seen except in terms of war. for many economies in the present circumstance is, it will take years of fiscal adjustments to get back to precrisis levels. an
and recovery in the united states of america. and now, in terms of directions as i said, we are also seeing some effects on a global basis. slow down in emerging markets. that is a recent development. great concern in low income countries about rising food prices and volatile commodity prices. and finally, growing frustrations in the middle east. at the same time, many of the big legacies from the crisis risk becoming more entrenched. now what am i thinking about that could be entrenched?...
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when did you come to the united states? under what circumstances? >> i came first to. why? i stay as a refugee, like other vietnamese refugees. i stayed in camp pendleton for two months. >> california. >> yeah, in california. and then after that, i joined my family here in fair tax, virginia. so we live here for one year. and then one day i was invited by television, you know, showdown l.a., los angeles. so while in l.a., i met with some vietnamese friend. and then they convinced me that california have a better climate and whatever for me. so we decide to move down there in 1 1976. >> where do you live? >> well, we move around. first, we bought a house in huntington beach. with the money i make from the book. and from the speaking tour. i remember it was only $110,000 at that time, four-bedroom, nice house. i only had to put 10%, $12,000. and then i left huntington beach and then go to live in hong kong for almost three years. >> what years were those? >> 1988 to 1991. and then when i come back to america, we go to seattle for one year, because my wife, you know, has some
when did you come to the united states? under what circumstances? >> i came first to. why? i stay as a refugee, like other vietnamese refugees. i stayed in camp pendleton for two months. >> california. >> yeah, in california. and then after that, i joined my family here in fair tax, virginia. so we live here for one year. and then one day i was invited by television, you know, showdown l.a., los angeles. so while in l.a., i met with some vietnamese friend. and then they...
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or peculiar to the united states. peculiar to housing or mortgage finance of housing and stories that were told here in the united states too. the very term that is still used, the financial crisis, as if it were limited to the financial sector which is the only function i can see where that adjective, to column everybody, sort of like police department who now say every crime that gets in the newspapers and related. in order to comfort those people who might be worried that if it warned it might be part of the normal lives they lead which we don't want to put over there but somewhere else. the financial crisis, it is the financial crisis, to general crisis. it is an american. its global. it is in financial. it's everywhere across-the-board. and we can talk about that some or. the europeans have found that to their great dismay because once it has begun to be a little bit moderated here in 2010, it erupted in europe with all the force of a crisis that had been postponed like a disease and then when it finally arrives
or peculiar to the united states. peculiar to housing or mortgage finance of housing and stories that were told here in the united states too. the very term that is still used, the financial crisis, as if it were limited to the financial sector which is the only function i can see where that adjective, to column everybody, sort of like police department who now say every crime that gets in the newspapers and related. in order to comfort those people who might be worried that if it warned it...
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the united states. it is also the place in the world that has had more violent warfare amongst its members over the last century anybody else. two world wars a stupefying destructiveness. it's therefore a continent that is devoted to trying to do something about the severe anxiety they have, just to raise an issue that you might want to debate at some point here at city life bookstore, whether there might be an unfortunate connection string capitalism, the dominant system and a scale of warfare is mine pending at the same time. the europeans are terrified. they are tried to build a unity, a unified united states of europe in some ways modeling themselves in the united states. having had common currency for large parts of it, the year of an european commission and european parliaments and moving in that direction. they are now facing an extremely dangerous situation. one part of europe is doing very well. germany, france, northern europe. the rest of europe, particularly the southern areas, spain, italy,
the united states. it is also the place in the world that has had more violent warfare amongst its members over the last century anybody else. two world wars a stupefying destructiveness. it's therefore a continent that is devoted to trying to do something about the severe anxiety they have, just to raise an issue that you might want to debate at some point here at city life bookstore, whether there might be an unfortunate connection string capitalism, the dominant system and a scale of warfare...
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41.6% of 25 to 34-year-olds in the united states had obtained an associate degree or higher. more alarming only 30.3% of african-americans in 19.8 of latinos age 25 to 34-year-old 0 containing associate degree or hirer. compared to 70.7% more asian-americans. even the latest issue would have tone for that black males historically at the bottom of the social economic per mid are becoming the education untouchables. beginning with descr. lee, for all of you in your estimate, what has most fueled the rapid, some say is a teamic client of the black male. why haven't we gotten a handled on the crisis? >> i think we look to several different areas. one thing we looked as as far as pathways. in the study i did for [inaudible] we looked at what happened with young males once they graduate from high schools. we're not talking about those who drop out of college and those who don't make it. but we're talking about those who have actually get to the point where they graduate. and what we found for those students nearly 50% either end up in incarceration, unemployment, or they either die
41.6% of 25 to 34-year-olds in the united states had obtained an associate degree or higher. more alarming only 30.3% of african-americans in 19.8 of latinos age 25 to 34-year-old 0 containing associate degree or hirer. compared to 70.7% more asian-americans. even the latest issue would have tone for that black males historically at the bottom of the social economic per mid are becoming the education untouchables. beginning with descr. lee, for all of you in your estimate, what has most fueled...
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the united states the murder rate is getting up over 100 in 100,000 per year. and that's when we kicked down. up until then i think our homicide rate was lower than canada's and england's. and the english always say, well, you're so violent. up until that state breakdown, our country was working pretty well. it was the peak for african-american distrust of government that came during the nixon administration, 1971-'74. and that's when african-american homicide rates are highest. and when did white homicide rates peak? it was 1980. and that was when you see that accumulated anger over affirmative action, busing, defeat in vietnam, the humiliation of the hostage taking in r.n. -- iran and our inability to do something about it, you know, proactively, that it lingered. that's when white trust in government went down lowest. and the white murder rate was the highest at 7 per 100,000 which is just a huge rate. that's just whites themselves. and then ronald reagan comes in and speaks to the concerns of those people. and what happens? the homicide rate plummets. the s
the united states the murder rate is getting up over 100 in 100,000 per year. and that's when we kicked down. up until then i think our homicide rate was lower than canada's and england's. and the english always say, well, you're so violent. up until that state breakdown, our country was working pretty well. it was the peak for african-american distrust of government that came during the nixon administration, 1971-'74. and that's when african-american homicide rates are highest. and when did...
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to become president to the united states. james merrill, vice president of rich jerry, justice on the supreme court. they are kept in the process. >> but think about it. it continues to play out. it's the same debate. what are the limits? you know, i hear people today make it seem as though we do talk about the miss on the national government, but that is antithetical to the constitution come existence of the national government. it is embedded in the original argument. the argument was always about limits. all these people are trying to push us back to the articles. that is unhelpful. the very man who pushed for these limits actually hope to build the constitution. so the debate when you move it forward, whether you look at macola versus maryland, it is always arguing about whether it should be a national bank come you argued about the same limitations. you can fast forward today. that debate is embedded in the very formation of the country from the beginning, from the time we adopted the constitution, that debate existed an
to become president to the united states. james merrill, vice president of rich jerry, justice on the supreme court. they are kept in the process. >> but think about it. it continues to play out. it's the same debate. what are the limits? you know, i hear people today make it seem as though we do talk about the miss on the national government, but that is antithetical to the constitution come existence of the national government. it is embedded in the original argument. the argument was...
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united states government deserve better. many of us are at an age that quite frankly it might not really matter what happens or does not happen as a result of the next election. would such complacency be plausible with regard to our children and the children. i suspect that some of you have questions, comments, denunciations and i look forward to them. [applause] >> we do have the microphone. your questions could end up on tv. if you could stand up. >> c-span -- let me express my gratitude -- if you would go to the microphone. >> stepped up to the microphone and speaking into it and they can pick up everything you say so ask the way. >> a very simple question. given your analysis with a solution. >> excellent question. on the principle that you hang for a sheet. my solution is to support calling a new constitutional convention. we haven't had one for 225 years. something the constitution does contemplate the possibility. one of the things i like some much about american state constitutions is they often welcome new conventio
united states government deserve better. many of us are at an age that quite frankly it might not really matter what happens or does not happen as a result of the next election. would such complacency be plausible with regard to our children and the children. i suspect that some of you have questions, comments, denunciations and i look forward to them. [applause] >> we do have the microphone. your questions could end up on tv. if you could stand up. >> c-span -- let me express my...
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also significantly, of uncle ted by this time was president of the united states. here in this pause for a minute to examine briefly just how theodore roosevelt got to be president because it bears directly on franklin subsequent career. around the time that franklin was preparing his notes the door had been running the police department in new york city. having a grand time reading of corruption. the powers that be in the republican party decided he was becoming a nuisance. so they looked around for a job they could offer him to get him out of new york. someone remembered theodore had written a book about the war of 1812. interested in a job as assistant secretary of the navy? he jumped at the chance. only weeks after he was sworn in the spanish-american war broke out. the door immediately quit the navy department, created the rough riders, sailed to cuba and became a hero. then only months later he was elected governor of new york and a year after that vice-president . under mckinley, president. all happened almost as fast as i can recounted. needless to say, the
also significantly, of uncle ted by this time was president of the united states. here in this pause for a minute to examine briefly just how theodore roosevelt got to be president because it bears directly on franklin subsequent career. around the time that franklin was preparing his notes the door had been running the police department in new york city. having a grand time reading of corruption. the powers that be in the republican party decided he was becoming a nuisance. so they looked...
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on the stick itself as the united states. it had moved from the notion of collective state to one of an actual mission. from fdr the nation, hierarchies, and citizenship or promised in the future and the present. first inaugural he declared that the basic thought underlying his policies is not merely nationalistic but the insistence as a first consideration upon the interdependence of various elements and parts in the united states. for roosevelt the entire nation was interconnected bill was not there for static and fixed. it was always in motion, all was developing. therefore required constant attention and adjustment, the kind of attention that only a strong presidency did in a strong central government could give. importantly he understood the nation has already fundamentally united. the various interests that make up the nation were perpetually contesting against one another, but there were not your vocally opposed. some people who visit us from other lands across the sea find it difficult to credit the fact that a nation
on the stick itself as the united states. it had moved from the notion of collective state to one of an actual mission. from fdr the nation, hierarchies, and citizenship or promised in the future and the present. first inaugural he declared that the basic thought underlying his policies is not merely nationalistic but the insistence as a first consideration upon the interdependence of various elements and parts in the united states. for roosevelt the entire nation was interconnected bill was...
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he then called far strong, active united nations and for britain, canada, and the united states to keep their shared atomic secrets in fact secret in case they fell in the hands of total yaren governments. at this point in the speech, he didn't name the government he had in mind. next he explored the horrors caused by world world war ii and warned again being drawn in to global, catastrophic conflict. he then moved on to what he called the second of two orders, namely terne any. he told the grown -- crowd of a society far different than america's or britain's there was a controlling police state and where were there no rights to the individual whatsoever. this tyranny, he said, was the opposite of those liberal democratic values which we still cherish today, the rule of law, elected government, freedom of speech, and expression it's no coincidence that the an verse of thomas jefferson's inauguration speech was the day before churchill spoke. what can prevent the 1r58s and spread the tyranny he asked the audience in nothing less than that the special relationship between brit dan and the
he then called far strong, active united nations and for britain, canada, and the united states to keep their shared atomic secrets in fact secret in case they fell in the hands of total yaren governments. at this point in the speech, he didn't name the government he had in mind. next he explored the horrors caused by world world war ii and warned again being drawn in to global, catastrophic conflict. he then moved on to what he called the second of two orders, namely terne any. he told the...
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in fact, there was considerable pressure from the united states. this changed his mind that not a single bit. he said it was an erroneous mistake. he wasn't entirely sure that he wanted to live, but when it came clear to him that they might on anna, that she could conceivably die at the hands of the nazi's, he became relatively convinced that he was willing to give up. so what the hell of others, he did accomplish this. it involved a strange man who was one who took over and the colonel had a great deal to gain in making things difficult for freud. not a [inaudible] about what to do with freud. the one who had taken over for psycho analysis in berlin, there is considerable danger there. considerable danger for freud. it took, a tremendous strategist who loved freud dearly, a remarkable analyst, the last thing that she did was [inaudible] he wanted to do these five and 10 minute sessions. and redmond freud was going to give you a good 50 minutes. and that was the way it was supposed to be. after the end of the day, they took anna, she was not only e
in fact, there was considerable pressure from the united states. this changed his mind that not a single bit. he said it was an erroneous mistake. he wasn't entirely sure that he wanted to live, but when it came clear to him that they might on anna, that she could conceivably die at the hands of the nazi's, he became relatively convinced that he was willing to give up. so what the hell of others, he did accomplish this. it involved a strange man who was one who took over and the colonel had a...
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but the united states is in this sort of very different position. you might argue japan, some with certain different circumstances to face different constraints in that environment but all i agree you have to deal with this problem and you can't get around. but we are operating under somewhat different constraints. >> everything is fine until it is not fine. >> this time is different. [laughter] >> anyway all of this including vincent and the study was music to the ears of the folks of the imf who have this view for some time that this is how the situations have to be dealt with. but certainly he's right everything doesn't have to get fixed today but has to get fixed. and the key is that it has to be that people have to have confidence that it will be fixed, and that is the tricky part. manly how do you demonstrate convincingly that even though you are not fixing everything at once because you can't that you will fix it over time. >> certainly this fiscal deficits. senate among other things. >> can i -- >> go ahead. >> i think one of the things whic
but the united states is in this sort of very different position. you might argue japan, some with certain different circumstances to face different constraints in that environment but all i agree you have to deal with this problem and you can't get around. but we are operating under somewhat different constraints. >> everything is fine until it is not fine. >> this time is different. [laughter] >> anyway all of this including vincent and the study was music to the ears of the...
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i'm not trying to say new york is the only place in the united states that this has happened. but wars have often been an occasion for unity, for cohesion. you know, we're all in this together. we've all got to win this together, so we've got to put our more parochial interests aside and pulled together to win whatever word might be. but at the same time, new york is the great magnet for immigrants, from around the world from its very earliest days in the 1620s onward has been a place where discrete, separate populations of newcomers have often brought their own political culture, their own loyalties and allegiances come in their ethnic and national religious cultures and have ended up jostling each other often. and especially at times of war, this has been the case in new york. sometimes with tragic consequences. so i'm going to start by showing you these images, starting with the civil war. and again, the book starts well before that, but this is where we're starting today. so this is april of 1861, after the confederacy fired on fort sumter in this world war began. this is
i'm not trying to say new york is the only place in the united states that this has happened. but wars have often been an occasion for unity, for cohesion. you know, we're all in this together. we've all got to win this together, so we've got to put our more parochial interests aside and pulled together to win whatever word might be. but at the same time, new york is the great magnet for immigrants, from around the world from its very earliest days in the 1620s onward has been a place where...
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on the united states. there is voter discipline, that's why we're seeing change. thing to remember about voter discipline is it's mostly incoherent. [laughter] you look, everybody hates deficits and debt, everybody loves their own programs. if you do the detailed surveys and ask how would you fix the problem, the first answer is cut foreign aid. that's, what, two orders of magnitude off to deal with the problem. politics is about channeling voter anger to an appropriate end. what i compare this, the u.s. system is since we continually generate voter discipline like the little circular rumba that cleans my living room floor. it has no intelligence, it bounces off the walls, eventually gets to the point where it covers everything. we'll get to the right place -- [laughter] we'll get to the right place. it will take longer than it would if there was an intelligence guiding the process. so in that sense we're not like japan. there's both an absence of voter discipline and market discipline. but it's going to b
on the united states. there is voter discipline, that's why we're seeing change. thing to remember about voter discipline is it's mostly incoherent. [laughter] you look, everybody hates deficits and debt, everybody loves their own programs. if you do the detailed surveys and ask how would you fix the problem, the first answer is cut foreign aid. that's, what, two orders of magnitude off to deal with the problem. politics is about channeling voter anger to an appropriate end. what i compare...
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they are grateful to the united states of america. they have condemned this attack and this heinous crime of the assassination of four brave americans. they have said they will do everything in their power to bring these people to justice. i was there on july 7 in tripoli and i saw thousands of libyans saying, "thank you, america. thank you, united states. thank you, ambassador stevens." "thank you." because they were under the yoke of one of the most brutal dictators on earth who, by the way, was responsible for the deaths of americans in pan am 103 and the bombing of a disco in berlin. so -- and -- but there's a problem in this country. they have porous borders. they have militias running around. they have not had a government of their own in more -- forever, literally. and -- and we -- and they need our help. they need our help in providing border security, in bringing these militias under control and these weapons that are proliferated everywhere. so our mage with the paul amendment -- so our message with the paul amendment is adi
they are grateful to the united states of america. they have condemned this attack and this heinous crime of the assassination of four brave americans. they have said they will do everything in their power to bring these people to justice. i was there on july 7 in tripoli and i saw thousands of libyans saying, "thank you, america. thank you, united states. thank you, ambassador stevens." "thank you." because they were under the yoke of one of the most brutal dictators on...
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states to monitor compliance with the treaty and the ability of the united states to maintain in the absence of nuclear explosive testing of safe and secure and effective nuclear arsenals so long as these weapons exist. those reports on the related material will provide a wealth of information as the senate considers the merits of the ratification of the ctbt. of course we do not expect people to be in the preseason only mode. we anticipate and look forward to many substantive questions and items of discussion and debate that will undoubtedly come from our colleagues from capitol hill. looking upward from the administration has been calling on all the remaining to join us in moving forward towards ratification. there is no reason for them to delay their own ratification process waiting for the united states to ratify. the administration realizes this will be a difficult task on many levels, but it is nonetheless committed to moving the treaty for word so as the national security of the united states and all states will be enhanced when the ctbt enters into force. with that, think you
states to monitor compliance with the treaty and the ability of the united states to maintain in the absence of nuclear explosive testing of safe and secure and effective nuclear arsenals so long as these weapons exist. those reports on the related material will provide a wealth of information as the senate considers the merits of the ratification of the ctbt. of course we do not expect people to be in the preseason only mode. we anticipate and look forward to many substantive questions and...
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obviously primarily in the united states but in other parts of the world as well. they're not all u.s. citizens as well. that is going to be a target in the future for budget cutters because they don't have a lot of influence that military personnel do. you talk about cutting military industry and get services riled up and talk to members of congress. civilians don't have the same influence. it is not as clear to people especially in the general public what civilians are doing. having worked with many of them they do a lot of great work. arranging everything from mowing the grass to overseeing billion dollar acquisition programs. could you trim that number and get efficiency? of course but if you cut too far you risk not getting the job done or providing sufficient oversight or use military personnel which are more expensive per person to do the same job. sequestration is an interesting one. obama administration submitted a letter saying if sequestration happens they will use their authority under the law to exempt military personnel so no one in the uniformed mili
obviously primarily in the united states but in other parts of the world as well. they're not all u.s. citizens as well. that is going to be a target in the future for budget cutters because they don't have a lot of influence that military personnel do. you talk about cutting military industry and get services riled up and talk to members of congress. civilians don't have the same influence. it is not as clear to people especially in the general public what civilians are doing. having worked...
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itself as the united states. added move from a motion -- notion of collective states to one of an exclamation. forestier the nation hierarchies in a citizenship work as much on the present as the future. the basic thoughts underlying his policies quote did not narrowed the nationalistic. >> insistence is the first consideration upon the interdependence of various elements as part of the united states. for roosevelt the entire nation was interconnected but was not therefore static infix. it was always in motion, always developing. at there for required constant attention and constant adjustment, the kind of attention that only a strong president seated in a strong government could give. importantly he understood the nation as already fundamentally united. the very centrist than made up the nation were perpetually contesting against another one another but they were not irrevocably opposed to one another. he said quote, some people who visit us from other lands across the seas find it difficult to credit the fact t
itself as the united states. added move from a motion -- notion of collective states to one of an exclamation. forestier the nation hierarchies in a citizenship work as much on the present as the future. the basic thoughts underlying his policies quote did not narrowed the nationalistic. >> insistence is the first consideration upon the interdependence of various elements as part of the united states. for roosevelt the entire nation was interconnected but was not therefore static infix....
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let's just put that in perspective to the united states. let's assume that they think they have enough accuracy to it west jerusalem and it does in it somewhere else. i might add if i was a palestinian, i would be a little nervous. i don't know if i have enough faith in the iranian rockets that they might not land in the wrong place. but if you have that and you have let's say one under 200,000 in each of those two cities among three or 400,000, we have about 45 times the population of zero. so if you had 200,000 dead from two or three bombs in the city's , you're looking at or even will go well and save 100,000. let's just use -- you're looking at 9 million, 200,000 israeli dead, you're looking at 9 million american casualties for our country which has 45 or so times the popular. the revolution, it's something along lines of two or 3 million. it may even include. it's a lot less than a million. what the impact of that would be. so it would not literally lay everything to waste, but it would be a catastrophe of unprecedented magnitude. of c
let's just put that in perspective to the united states. let's assume that they think they have enough accuracy to it west jerusalem and it does in it somewhere else. i might add if i was a palestinian, i would be a little nervous. i don't know if i have enough faith in the iranian rockets that they might not land in the wrong place. but if you have that and you have let's say one under 200,000 in each of those two cities among three or 400,000, we have about 45 times the population of zero. so...
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he was originally from kashmir and had emigrated to the united states and had been in columbus five or six years by then. authorities can across his fame during an investigation of another guy that was an immigrant to baltimore and he was associated with khalid sheikh mohammed the architect of the 9/11 attacks. through that investigation can across ferris's name and this notion that fairness may have been asked to check out the brooklyn bridge to see what it takes to bring it down. this was obviously after the 9/11 attacks. it turns out he actually visited afghanistan and had been to the camps, some of the terrorism training camps and have met bin laden and khalid sheikh mohammed so the fbi was obviously interested in him. fairness saw' questions began in march of 2003 and during the interviews with ferris, he mentioned this conversation that he had had with him and this idea of shooting at a shopping mall and also the name of christopher paul, sophos. authorities started to piece this together and eventually in a sort of slow domino effect of a free were arrested and charged. as of th
he was originally from kashmir and had emigrated to the united states and had been in columbus five or six years by then. authorities can across his fame during an investigation of another guy that was an immigrant to baltimore and he was associated with khalid sheikh mohammed the architect of the 9/11 attacks. through that investigation can across ferris's name and this notion that fairness may have been asked to check out the brooklyn bridge to see what it takes to bring it down. this was...
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israel, united states, first at the regime. vicious than enough of that over the decades and afterward he went from credence to that notion, that paranoia. so the syrian population made this bargain with the regime that they would give freedoms in return for stability and security, especially with the examples of instability in lebanon and iraq on their borders. and so, that was the mandate. that was legitimacy for the asides to rule. they lost that because of the policy and bashar al-assad unleashing the dogs in terms of cracking down the opposition. his policy in instability and insecurity. so he no longer has legitimacy. in a broader sense he is solid. whether he stays in power, he'll never have the mandate to rule again and legitimacy he once enjoyed. >> host: are western policymakers assuming his fall is inevitable? and should they? >> guest: that's interesting. i've been contacted by media outlets wanting a quarter to an obituary for about a year now. every time the call, i say it's premature because the regime has the wh
israel, united states, first at the regime. vicious than enough of that over the decades and afterward he went from credence to that notion, that paranoia. so the syrian population made this bargain with the regime that they would give freedoms in return for stability and security, especially with the examples of instability in lebanon and iraq on their borders. and so, that was the mandate. that was legitimacy for the asides to rule. they lost that because of the policy and bashar al-assad...
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bush was the president of the united states. and we were on the brink of financial collapse, according to the description of his own secretary of the treasury. mr. president, let's remember what the economy was doing in the fourth quarter of 2008. the economy was shrinking at a rate of over 8%. in fact, it was shrinking at a rate of almost 9%. in the first month of 2009 -- the last month of the bush administration -- we lost 800,000 jobs in one month. so when people say, "are we better off today than we were then?" well, just as a factual matter, there really can be no dispute. we are dramatically better off today than we were four years ago. four years ago, we were on the brink of financial collapse. four years ago, the economy was shrinking at a rate of almost 9% and we were losing 800,000 jobs a month. now, those are facts. they cannot be disputed. today we are growing -- not as fast as we'd like. jobs are being created -- not as fast as we would like. but that is a dramatic improvement over four years ago. and let's remember
bush was the president of the united states. and we were on the brink of financial collapse, according to the description of his own secretary of the treasury. mr. president, let's remember what the economy was doing in the fourth quarter of 2008. the economy was shrinking at a rate of over 8%. in fact, it was shrinking at a rate of almost 9%. in the first month of 2009 -- the last month of the bush administration -- we lost 800,000 jobs in one month. so when people say, "are we better off...
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states. my book examines nietzsche's longstanding impact on the 20th century american thought and culture. it examines how nietzsche's universal truth together with the sustained critiques of christian morality, enlightenment rationality and democracy have compelled generations of americans to question their religious ideals, their moral certainties and their space principles. i trace the episodes in the history including coming and i'm just going to name a few, purely 20th century christian commentators use of nietzsche's philosophies as a registered of the soul of modern man under secularism. i look at early 20th century literary political figures to turn to nietzsche's maddock intellectual life as an example of the perils and promises of the freelance intellectual life that they hope to inhabit themselves. i look at a debate about the nietzsche root of imperialism and the first world war and totalitarianism during the second world war. i can think of no other philosopher who has been blame
states. my book examines nietzsche's longstanding impact on the 20th century american thought and culture. it examines how nietzsche's universal truth together with the sustained critiques of christian morality, enlightenment rationality and democracy have compelled generations of americans to question their religious ideals, their moral certainties and their space principles. i trace the episodes in the history including coming and i'm just going to name a few, purely 20th century christian...
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the united states had pulled out of vietnam. he was very worried that the soviet union and vietnam were going to circle around and circle china. ben galbraith was being used by ships and there is a real danger and that was the reason he went to war in vietnam. there were many other ways to push aside and he didn't have to do much pushing. it was done by others, basically in november, 1978 by a group of seniors, 79 paul chen was in southeast asia, that they began to push aside. secondly, on the question about shooting for, it is true that there are a lot of people in china who feel that those who were criticized for farming demonstrations and so forth should be considered teachers and that their cases should be reversed. they should no longer be considered people who challenge the order, but a healthy order. because there are certain people living who were deeply involved in the june fourth and thinking particularly lee pollin i think is one of my best friends who buy the inside of power in eggs in china suggested it would probab
the united states had pulled out of vietnam. he was very worried that the soviet union and vietnam were going to circle around and circle china. ben galbraith was being used by ships and there is a real danger and that was the reason he went to war in vietnam. there were many other ways to push aside and he didn't have to do much pushing. it was done by others, basically in november, 1978 by a group of seniors, 79 paul chen was in southeast asia, that they began to push aside. secondly, on the...
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and so when you think about who is the united states fighting a war against? that will actually frame it in -- not in antiislammic terms but the united states has authorized the congress of the united states has authorized the you of force against al qaeda, the taliban and associated forts, all of which are islamic groups of one sort or another. that said, to confuse the -- to confuse that with the problem being one that's essentially religious in nature, is -- it's going to -- as steve says, smear a lot of people. also going to miss a lot of terrorists. >> i think the critics to that position would say something like the ft. hood shooting, you had indications of a potential terrorist attack that were overlooked out of an abundance of political correctness, where people were so fearful of being labeled as anti-islamic big gots they didn't say things they should have about a colic that was acting in an aberrant way. >> they might have been right about that. if you have somebody talking tan a very violent way, animated by whatever concerns and you suppress those
and so when you think about who is the united states fighting a war against? that will actually frame it in -- not in antiislammic terms but the united states has authorized the congress of the united states has authorized the you of force against al qaeda, the taliban and associated forts, all of which are islamic groups of one sort or another. that said, to confuse the -- to confuse that with the problem being one that's essentially religious in nature, is -- it's going to -- as steve says,...
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god bless the united states. [cheers and applause] >> wrapping up with president obama from this past saturday. we are going live now this morning to remarks from outgoing mexican president felipe calderÓn. he is at the council and foreign relations this morning and he will be talking about u.s.-mexico relations and his global standard his term comes to an and in the suburb. the mexican president is being introduced right now. >> the party for national action party, early on. becoming the president of the youth organization in the late '90s, he became its president. and before the 2006 elections, as president of mexico he has served as a deputy and mexico's federal chamber of deputies and as secretary of energy. he will leave office in december, remembered as the president who built the most universities, 96. the 16,000 kilometers of highways, bridges that connects mexico's two coasts, providing faster access, therefore, more efficient trade, and the passage of the first employment act, which provides incentives
god bless the united states. [cheers and applause] >> wrapping up with president obama from this past saturday. we are going live now this morning to remarks from outgoing mexican president felipe calderÓn. he is at the council and foreign relations this morning and he will be talking about u.s.-mexico relations and his global standard his term comes to an and in the suburb. the mexican president is being introduced right now. >> the party for national action party, early on....
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in the united states and in europe. their voices are not heard, even if they constitute 99% of the society's. human and ethical values are sacrificed in order to -- and their willingness to listen to the demands of the people has become only a two at a time in election. the current world order is -- and based on injustice. distinguished friends and colleagues, what should be done and what is the way out of the current situation? there is no doubt that the world is in need of a new order and a fresh way of thinking, in order in which man is recognized as god's supreme creation enjoying material and the spiritual qualities and possessing a divine nation filled with a desire to see justice. an order that aims to revive human dignity and believes in universal happiness and perfection. three, in order which is at peace, security and welfare for all walks of life around the globe. four, in order found upon trust in order. rulers must love -- five, a just and fair order in which everybody is equal before love and in which ther
in the united states and in europe. their voices are not heard, even if they constitute 99% of the society's. human and ethical values are sacrificed in order to -- and their willingness to listen to the demands of the people has become only a two at a time in election. the current world order is -- and based on injustice. distinguished friends and colleagues, what should be done and what is the way out of the current situation? there is no doubt that the world is in need of a new order and a...
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and the country the size of israel, let's just put that into perspective of the united states. let's assume by the way that they leave jerusalem alone or that they think they have enough accuracy to midwest jerusalem, they will, and it doesn't get somewhere else. i might add if i were the palestinians i would be a little nervous. i don't know if i have enough faith in the iranian rockets fired by rockets that they might not land in the wrong place. but if you have that and you have, let's say 100 or 200,000 in each of those two cities, three or 400,000, we have about 45 times the population as israel. so if you had, say, 200,000 dead from two or three bombs, you are looking at, or even we will go lower and say 100,000. you are looking at 9 billion, 200,000 israeli dead. you are looking at 9 million american casualties for our country which is 45 or so times, 40 times 8 million. the total we have lost in all the wars going back to the revolution is something along the lines of two or 3 million or something. that may include wounded. i once saw the number but it's not coming to m
and the country the size of israel, let's just put that into perspective of the united states. let's assume by the way that they leave jerusalem alone or that they think they have enough accuracy to midwest jerusalem, they will, and it doesn't get somewhere else. i might add if i were the palestinians i would be a little nervous. i don't know if i have enough faith in the iranian rockets fired by rockets that they might not land in the wrong place. but if you have that and you have, let's say...
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states because the united states, the people in the united states were never slaves. they were always free. this was an unusual statement to make in the country with 4 million people in bondage. so meigs said, all right, we won't have the liberty cap. and so he sent back to crawford for a third design. and this is what crawford came back with. this is the freedom triumph and, war and peace that we have today. the feeling today is that crawford's intent is to create sort of an indian princess in the hunt this buckskin skirt here. at the waist, that disappears in the new house kind of a greek saying here and then you have this remarkable had dress, which was supposed to be an eagle and eagle feathers, but instead looks sort of like a rooster with those mouth open. meigs had been urging thomas crawford constantly to go to the vatican library and look up some books that pictures of indians because he suspect it, quite rightly, that crawford had no idea what indians look like. anyway, crawford comes back with this, davis absolutely love said in meigs didn't say anything. t
states because the united states, the people in the united states were never slaves. they were always free. this was an unusual statement to make in the country with 4 million people in bondage. so meigs said, all right, we won't have the liberty cap. and so he sent back to crawford for a third design. and this is what crawford came back with. this is the freedom triumph and, war and peace that we have today. the feeling today is that crawford's intent is to create sort of an indian princess in...
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now, put that in perspective of the united states. let's assume, by the way, they leave jerusalem alone or they think they have enough accuracy to hit west jerusalem, they will, that it doesn't hit somewhere else, but i might add if i was the palestinians, i'd be nervous. i don't know if i have enough faith in the iranian rockets fired by rockets, they might lain in the wrong place, but if you have that, and you have let's say 100,000 or 200,000 in each of the two cities, you have 300,000 or 400,000, we have about 45 times the population of israel. if you had, say, 200,000 dead from two or three bombs in those cities, you are looking at or even we'll go lower and say 100,000. let's just use -- looking at 9 million with 200,000 israeli dead, that's 9 million american casualties for our country which has 45 times their -- 40 times 8 million. the total we've lost in all wars going back to the revolution is something along the lines of 2 million or 3 million max or something. it may, actually, that may include wounded. i once saw the numb
now, put that in perspective of the united states. let's assume, by the way, they leave jerusalem alone or they think they have enough accuracy to hit west jerusalem, they will, that it doesn't hit somewhere else, but i might add if i was the palestinians, i'd be nervous. i don't know if i have enough faith in the iranian rockets fired by rockets, they might lain in the wrong place, but if you have that, and you have let's say 100,000 or 200,000 in each of the two cities, you have 300,000 or...
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the same is true when you come home to the united states. it's far more common among the affluent comes of the great majority of the interviews i did in the book are people that could afford to do that. that said, there is a subset of people that are living alone in a tough conditions. a very poor man, mostly men who tend to live in these dwellings that we still have in some cities and hotel residences, and they can be quite vulnerable, and for them it's often a way to defend themselves and protect themselves against the influences of people or places that got them into trouble and they spend a lot of time talking it's a clearly different experience. there are also people aging alone and who are vulnerable but we can talk about later. >> host: i was curious about this group. how did you decide to -- did you pick the sro or is that the only place that you could find poor, or marginalized clauses? >> guest: the place you could find them in the concentrated fashion. living alone is so uncommon in very impoverished neighborhoods, simply unafford
the same is true when you come home to the united states. it's far more common among the affluent comes of the great majority of the interviews i did in the book are people that could afford to do that. that said, there is a subset of people that are living alone in a tough conditions. a very poor man, mostly men who tend to live in these dwellings that we still have in some cities and hotel residences, and they can be quite vulnerable, and for them it's often a way to defend themselves and...
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and at the time, -- against the united states. if this happens, do you know what is going to happen to your island? it is going to disappear and you with it. castro still wanted him to go ahead. it is also reported about 20 years later, castro renewed the request on moscow so didn't have this conversation before? so now you look at the situations in the mideast today. you have iran, and if iran goes nuclear you are going to have already the saudis have said that, publicly said they are prepared to go nuclear to several other gulf states to buy bombs. pick the phone up, and by a few. how many petrodollars do you offer how many bombs? nevermind this bit about a 20 year program. you just take the bombs and you put them underneath the aircraft, all those american f-15s m-16s, and you don't have to have a fancy safety devices because they won't have time to figure that stuff out. now you've got close proximity, hundreds of miles away in some cases, with supersonic jets, small countries with the small number of nuclear weapons can oblit
and at the time, -- against the united states. if this happens, do you know what is going to happen to your island? it is going to disappear and you with it. castro still wanted him to go ahead. it is also reported about 20 years later, castro renewed the request on moscow so didn't have this conversation before? so now you look at the situations in the mideast today. you have iran, and if iran goes nuclear you are going to have already the saudis have said that, publicly said they are prepared...
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postal service and the united states. we now recognize kelly walther for her testimony. >> chairman miller and the ranking members of the subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to highlight our work. we facilitate policy decisions would screening programs from planning to implementation. as the 9/11 commission pointed out, terror is one of the most powerful weapons we have. today, the environment is multifaceted and is imperative and it is imperative that we employ layers of security. identifying the individuals before they may reach the united states. we recognize there is no one-size-fits-all approach to security. our approach includes coordination with counterterrorism, public security authorities, the private sector, and our state, local, and private partners. we collect data to track non-threats. we utilize intelligence-based targeting rules to better identify threats. a risk-based approach is the foundation of the dhs model today and is a sophisticated form, more than ever before. dhs has been able to apply thi
postal service and the united states. we now recognize kelly walther for her testimony. >> chairman miller and the ranking members of the subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to highlight our work. we facilitate policy decisions would screening programs from planning to implementation. as the 9/11 commission pointed out, terror is one of the most powerful weapons we have. today, the environment is multifaceted and is imperative and it is imperative that we employ layers of...
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and i against the cumbersome anti-growth policies of the tax code of the united states. no doubt about it. any payment, in an attempt to get at this debt says reform the tax code simultaneously. i say to the medicare at the same time. i say do it all at the same time, and eventually find a method that can solve the problem of how do we do it. and i will tell you today, let me find exact part that want to read to you, because i'm letting this out because i have so much respecrespect for you and for ts assembly that it want us to talk about it today. you heard what i was thinking. the opposite of what we're talking about in sequester in these details, congress has to vote on each item. obviously, they have devoted each item. now, there's no way to avoid. but we are going to be talking about developing a process that we're going to call and accelerated regular order. we just stand up and yell regular order when we want senators to behave. we say regular order, everybody understands. >> never worked. i know what it means. [laughter] >> they just moved to the back of the room
and i against the cumbersome anti-growth policies of the tax code of the united states. no doubt about it. any payment, in an attempt to get at this debt says reform the tax code simultaneously. i say to the medicare at the same time. i say do it all at the same time, and eventually find a method that can solve the problem of how do we do it. and i will tell you today, let me find exact part that want to read to you, because i'm letting this out because i have so much respecrespect for you and...
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states law enforcement entity and are in united states custody. we're talking about other countries. that is an absolutely impossible to fulfill requirement and that is why it would result in the cutoff of aid automatically and that's why it's dangerous. the presiding officer: all time is expired. under the previous order the clerk will report s. 3576. the clerk: calendar number 570 s. 3576, a bill to provide limitations on united states assistance, and for other purposes. the presiding officer: under the previous order the clerk will read the bill for the third time. the clerk: calendar number 530 s. 3576, a bill to provide limitations on united states assistance and for other purposes. the presiding officer: the question occurs on passage of the measure. mr. paul: i ask for the yeas and nays. the presiding officer: is there a sufficient second? there appears to be. there is a sufficient second. the clerk will call the roll. vote: vote: the presiding officer: does any senator wish still to vote or to change their vote? if not on this vote the yea
states law enforcement entity and are in united states custody. we're talking about other countries. that is an absolutely impossible to fulfill requirement and that is why it would result in the cutoff of aid automatically and that's why it's dangerous. the presiding officer: all time is expired. under the previous order the clerk will report s. 3576. the clerk: calendar number 570 s. 3576, a bill to provide limitations on united states assistance, and for other purposes. the presiding...
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to maintain national defense united states must get government finances in order. it requires the political class to make decisions that would be unpopular in the short run but so far there appears to be little evidence this takes place. all but a shrilled and ugly business as well as polarizing trends cannot execute the basic function of government much less those problems facing the country. some structural a highly gerrymandered system with both incumbents those beholden to the hard core ideological base. second wave election sweeping one-party with the agenda never making making -- making a difficult to sustain programs over time. a decline of power brokers may have been tough partisans but could make deals and enforce those agreements. and the digital media environment for the most vitriolic opinion leading to a dumbing down of the national political dialogue. is not a holding. it is equated with principles, compromise is means selling out to those that can and must be sustained most of the trends point* in the opposite direction. critical ideas come from thin
to maintain national defense united states must get government finances in order. it requires the political class to make decisions that would be unpopular in the short run but so far there appears to be little evidence this takes place. all but a shrilled and ugly business as well as polarizing trends cannot execute the basic function of government much less those problems facing the country. some structural a highly gerrymandered system with both incumbents those beholden to the hard core...
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since television came into my living room, since tv appeared in the united states, the number of per capita hours we spend buying books, going to the theater, traveling, going out to restaurants, jogging, swimming, playing tennis has jumped quantum times. c-span: what about this seven-hours-a-day figure that we watch too much? >> guest: we'll come to that. one could argue that tv is driving us out of the house, not that it's keeping us there. no, in this society we're much more active and better educated, and we're much more aggressive in terms of going after what we want than we were before the advent of television. tv didn't have anything to do with it. it had to do with education, leisure time, affluence, all those things that we all know about. the same thing has happened to the russians. c-span: the figure we see all the time, that there is seven hours-plus a day that the television set is on in the house and it keeps going up every year, and in some foreign countries it's half that. >> guest: yes, well, those numbers are based upon the nielsen samples. the nielsen sample, as ev
since television came into my living room, since tv appeared in the united states, the number of per capita hours we spend buying books, going to the theater, traveling, going out to restaurants, jogging, swimming, playing tennis has jumped quantum times. c-span: what about this seven-hours-a-day figure that we watch too much? >> guest: we'll come to that. one could argue that tv is driving us out of the house, not that it's keeping us there. no, in this society we're much more active and...
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the continental united states in particular. also, the obama administration changed our plans for european missile defense to use, to leverage existing aegis ballistic missile defense system and eventually put that system ashore, first in romania and then in poland. they also curtailed the ground-based midcourse defense program. we plan to buy 44 of those interceptors based on the west coast and alaska and california. they stopped it at 30. and i think romney administration would actually probably go back and change the balance again, much more in favor of national missile defense system. and we have seen in congress recently republicans have been pushing the idea of deploying some of these ground basement course interceptors on the east coast of the united states. another area specific difference in shipbuilding as mike alluded to. the shift count as one measure that is an imperfect measure by the total number of ships in the navy found it reached into point, 279 chips recently point i should say. and i was in the bush administ
the continental united states in particular. also, the obama administration changed our plans for european missile defense to use, to leverage existing aegis ballistic missile defense system and eventually put that system ashore, first in romania and then in poland. they also curtailed the ground-based midcourse defense program. we plan to buy 44 of those interceptors based on the west coast and alaska and california. they stopped it at 30. and i think romney administration would actually...
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with the united states. this sounded to me like an ultimatum. is that what it was? was the government of israel handing the government of the united states an ultimatum. was that wise? >>ly start. i don't think . >> no. we interacted. as the deputy of defense israel was in my portfolio. i traveled israel more than 13 times. i had more than hundreds of meeting with the israel officials. i think the degree we had divergence on iran was -- how long along they are toward getting a nuclear weapon capability. we're also in lock step with them on the object of acquiring a nuclear weapon. the israelis have a shorter timeline, largely as a result of a fact they don't have the same military capabilities the united states does. they believe they can't wait as long as we can. we nee to work together to aloin our clocks. yet netanyahu is clearing expressing a israel anxiety. the president shares that concern. he said not only is a huge threat to israel it's a huge threat to the imriets. the president demonstrated when he
with the united states. this sounded to me like an ultimatum. is that what it was? was the government of israel handing the government of the united states an ultimatum. was that wise? >>ly start. i don't think . >> no. we interacted. as the deputy of defense israel was in my portfolio. i traveled israel more than 13 times. i had more than hundreds of meeting with the israel officials. i think the degree we had divergence on iran was -- how long along they are toward getting a...
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he felt they were renegades of the united states. legally in his mind this was an insurrection against the federal government has much against american law as for instance the whiskey rebellion was under george washington. that was both in terms of framing the problem and legally dealing with it. that is why he did it that way. the other question about nixon's presidential power from the beginning of this time in congress nixon was in favor of presidents having a lot of authority particularly in foreign policy. one thing he and eisenhower had to deal with in 1953 was something called a proposed amendment, senator john brinker was suggesting an amendment to the constitution that would have hugely restricted the president's ability to include treaties and that was something eisenhower and nixon spent a lot of time on. this was the theme that runs through american history. >> host: dean alyson's wes in do we need to evaluate wartime presidents less severely than non wartime presidents? >> guest: i don't. if anything more severely becaus
he felt they were renegades of the united states. legally in his mind this was an insurrection against the federal government has much against american law as for instance the whiskey rebellion was under george washington. that was both in terms of framing the problem and legally dealing with it. that is why he did it that way. the other question about nixon's presidential power from the beginning of this time in congress nixon was in favor of presidents having a lot of authority particularly...